Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Pictures from the Congo with Fuji

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Me and Fuji on the streets of Bunia, Congo, a city that was seized in recent fighting.

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Fuji and some street children

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Fuji in front of one of the 11 churches that NDI has helped rebuild that was destroyed during the fighting.

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New roof with recent bullet holes from recent fighting

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A traditional drum that is used in the services

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As one of our original musicians, Fuji tries his hand
with the traditional ‘Congo harp’

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Fuji stands with our Congo partner, James Byensi, on the site of a pastor’s home that was burned down in the fighting

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Fuji, Dr. Jim Seymour and Dr. Mike in the destroyed Surgery Theatre of the Nyankunde Hospital

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Me in front of the Nursing School that NDI has helped rebuild for $5,000

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Fuji inside of the Nursing School being rebuilt

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Fuji standing beside a skeleton – fortunately not mine!  He was right at home with this since he taught Gross Anatomy in college for years

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The destroyed ‘Nyankunde Hospital Chapel’ that NDI hopes to rebuild for $35,000

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Fuji in front of the small MAF plane before our flight from Nyankunde to Aru

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Fuji takes time for a little magic with the children before take off

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Fuji in front of our ‘African Cottage’ in Aru

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Fuji in front of one of the ‘World War 1’ trucks that brought people to the Conference.
It is far worse than the old ND bus!

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Some of the hundreds of bicycles that most people rode to the Conference site.

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A group shot of the more than 2,000 people who attended the Conference.


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